Ballot Deadlines, Drop Boxes, and Election Day Details
October 28, 2026
By:
Staff Reports
Residents have until Nov. 3 to get their ballots into a local drop box, such as the one located at Deer Park Library, or mail it in. Photo by Cami Krema.
Election Day for Washington’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Stevens and Spokane county residents must ensure ballots are postmarked or in a designated drop box by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, according to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office. Online and mail-in voter registration closed Oct. 26. In-person registration is available at the county election office until 8 p.m. on Election Day. The deadline for the secretary of state to certify primary results is Dec. 11.
For information on drop box locations or more on candidates in federal, statewide, legislative, county, and judicial races, visit votewa. gov.